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G492-ZL2

HPC Server - 4U DP SXM4 A100 8 GPU Server

User Manual

Rev. 1.0

Summary of Contents for G492-ZL2

Page 1: ...G492 ZL2 HPC Server 4U DP SXM4 A100 8 GPU Server User Manual Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ... and BIOS User Guide detailed information about the installation use of an add on hardware or software component e g BMC firmware rail kit compatible with this product Quick Installation Guide a short guide with visual diagrams that you can reference easily for installation purposes of this product e g motherboard server barebones Please see the support section of the online product page to check ...

Page 3: ...guide NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions ...

Page 4: ... cord extends from the server WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them WARNING This server is equipped with high speed fans Keep away from hazardous moving fan blades during servicing WARNING This equipment is intended to be used in Restrict Access Location The access can only be gained by Skill...

Page 5: ...charge ESD and ESD protection ESD can damage drives boards and other parts We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation If one is not available provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground any unpainted metal surface on the server when handling parts ESD and handling boards Always handle boards carefully They...

Page 6: ...on if battery is replaced incorrectly or with an incorrect type Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used bat teries according to the manufacturer s instructions ...

Page 7: ...g the Memory 25 3 4 1 Eight Channel Memory Configuration 25 3 4 2 Installing the Memory 26 3 4 3 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table 26 3 4 4 Memory Population Table 27 3 5 Installing the PCI Expansion Card 28 3 6 Installing the Hard Disk Drive 29 3 7 Installing the M 2 Device and Heat Sink 30 3 8 Replacing the System Fan Module 31 3 9 Removing and Installing the Power Supply 32 3 10 Liquid C...

Page 8: ...Me Configuration 68 5 2 12 SATA Configuration 69 5 2 13 Graphic Output Configuration 70 5 2 14 AMD Mem Configuration Status 71 5 2 15 Tls Auth Configuration 72 5 2 16 iSCSI Configuration 73 5 2 17 Intel R X710 Ethernet Controller 74 5 2 18 VLAN Configuration 76 5 2 19 MAC IPv4 Network Configuration 77 5 2 20 MAC IPv6 Network Configuration 78 5 3 AMD CBS Menu 79 5 3 1 CPU Common Options 80 5 3 2 DF...

Page 9: ... 5 6 2 View FRU Information 128 5 6 3 BMC Network Configuration 129 5 6 4 IPv6 BMC Network Configuration 130 5 7 Security Menu 131 5 7 1 Secure Boot 132 5 8 Boot Menu 134 5 9 Save Exit Menu 136 5 10 BIOS POST Beep code AMI standard 137 5 10 1 PEI Beep Codes 137 5 10 2 DXE Beep Codes 137 ...

Page 10: ... dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the loca...

Page 11: ... speed Up to 3200 2933 MHz Note Follow BIOS setting and memory QVL list if running 3200 Mhz with 2DPC Socket ocket Security Security LAN 2 x 10Gb s BASE T LAN ports Intel X710 AT2 1 x 10 100 1000 management LAN Socket Socket Security Security Video Integrated in Aspeed AST2500 2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface 1920x1200 60Hz 32bpp DDR4 SDRAM Socket Socket Security Security Storage 6...

Page 12: ... Rear I O N A Socket Socket Security Security Backplane I O 6 x 2 5 NVMe SATA hybrid ports Speed and bandwidth PCIe Gen4 or SATA 6Gb s Socket Socket Security Security TPM 1 x TPM header with SPI interface Optional TPM2 0 kit CTM010 Socket Socket Security Security Power Supply 3 1 x 3000W redundant PSUs 80 PLUS Platinum AC Input 115 127V 14 2A 50 60Hz 200 240V 15 8A 50 60Hz DC Input 240Vdc 14A DC O...

Page 13: ... Storage Circular Storage Policy Hardware Inventory Fan Profile System Firewall Power Consumption Power Control LDAP AD RADIUS Support Backup Restore Configuration Remote BIOS BMC CPLD Update Event Log Filter User Management Media Redirection Settings PAM Order Settings SSL Settings SMTP Settings Socket Socket Security Security Operating Properties Operating temperature 10 C to 35 C Operating humi...

Page 14: ...2 ASPEED AST2500 10 100 1G PHY 1ch MAC BMC PCIe3 0 x4 Intel X710 AT2 SATA III x8 PCIe4 0 x16 NVMe x1 NVMe x2 SPI PCIe4 0 x16 PCIe4 0 x16 NVMe x1 NVMe x2 PCIe4 0 x16 6 bay 2 5 Gen4 U 2 NVMe SATA PCIe4 0 x16 PCIe4 0 x16 4 x PCIe x16 slots rear side CPU0 ROME MILAN Zen3 Core Socket SP3 PCIe Switch PEX88096 PCIe Switch PEX88096 PCIe Switch PEX88096 PCIe Switch PEX88096 CPU1 ROME MILAN Zen3 Core Socket...

Page 15: ...iption No Description 1 HGX Tray 5 VGA Port 2 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons 6 USB 3 0 Port x 2 3 10GbE LAN Port x 2 7 HGX Tray Lock 4 10 100 1000 Server Management LAN Port Coolant Supply Valve Coolant Return Valve NOTE Green HDD Latch Supports NVMe Go to the section 2 3 Front Panel Buttons and LEDs for detail description of function LEDs ...

Page 16: ... 16 System Appearance 2 2 Rear View 1 Rear Fan 9 10 PSU1 PSU2 PSU3 PSU4 Rear Fan 1 2 Rear Fan 3 4 Rear Fan 5 6 Rear Fan 7 8 Rear Fan 11 12 No Description 1 PCIe Card Cage x 2 ...

Page 17: ...Green Solid On System is operating normally Amber Solid On Critical condition may indicate System fan failure System temperature Blink Non critical condition may indicate Redundant power module failure Temperature and voltage issue Chassis intrusion N A Off System is not ready may indicate POST error NMI error Processor or terminator missing 5 Power button with LED Green On System is powered on Gr...

Page 18: ...reen On Link between system and network or no access Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring N A Off No data transmission or reception is occurring 3 1GbE Speed LED Yellow On 1 Gbps data rate Green On 100 Mbps data rate N A Off 10 Mbps data rate 4 1GbE Link Activity LED Green On Link between system and network or no access Blink Data transmission or reception is occurring N A Off No data...

Page 19: ...een Blinking Power supply firmware updating mode Amber AC cord unplugged or AC power lost with a second power supply in parallel still with AC input power Power supply critical event causing shut down failure OCP OVP fan failure and UVP 1Hz Amber Blinking Power supply warning events where the power supply continues to operate high temp high power high current and slow fan PSU LED ...

Page 20: ... HDD Present No Access BLINK 2 BLINK 2 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Low Speed 2 Hz 3 3 Rebuilding HDD Fault OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF OFF OFF Locate Amber Green ON 1 ON OFF ON 1 OFF Green Amber Green ON 1 Green OFF Amber Amber OFF LED1 LED 2 HDD Present No HDD Green ON OFF NOTE 1 Depends on HBA Utility Spec 2 Blink cycle depends on HDD s activity signal 3 If HDD is pulled out during rebuilding the disk sta...

Page 21: ...ou are working inside the computer case If possible wear a grounded wrist strap when you are working inside the computer case Alternatively discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal system of the computer case or the bare metal body of any other grounded appliance Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only Do not touch the components on the board unless it is necessary to d...

Page 22: ...rned on or connected to AC power Follow these instructions to remove install the chassis top cover 1 Push button to unlock the handle 2 Pull the grip handle to open the panel cover 3 Slide the cover towards the front of the system and then remove the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow 4 Follow steps 1 3 in reverse order to re install the top cover 1 3 2 ...

Page 23: ...e latch in the center of front system 2 Pull the grip handles on the both sides of the system slide the tray to the front of the system at the same time to remove the tray 3 Follow steps 1 2 in reverse order to re install the HGX 1 2 2 3 3 Before you remove or install the HGX tray Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power ...

Page 24: ...nician Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Loosen the three captive screws securing the CPU cover in sequential order 1 g 2 g 3 2 Flip open the CPU cover 3 Remove the CPU carrier from the CPU frame using the handle on the CPU carrier 4 Using the handle on the CPU carrier insert the new CPU carrier with CPU installed into the CPU frame NOTE Ensure the CPU is installed in the CPU carrier ...

Page 25: ... speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction CPU0 CPU1 DIMM_P0_D1 DIMM_P0_D0 DIMM_P0_C1 DIMM_P0_C0 DIMM_P0_B1 DIMM_P0_B0 DIMM_P0_A1 D...

Page 26: ...tic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module 3 Reverse the installation steps when you want to remove the DIMM module 1 2 2 3 4 3 Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table Processor and Memory Module Matrix Table 8 DIMMs CPU CPU0 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 16 DIMMs CPU0 A1 A0 B1 B0 C1 C0 D1 D0 E1 E0 F1 F0 G1 G0 H1 H0 16 DIMMs CPU0 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 CPU1 I1 J1 K1 L1 M1 N1 O1 P...

Page 27: ... Population Two DIMM per Channel DIMM Type DIMM Population Max EPYC 7003 DDR Frequency MHz DIMM 0 DIMM 1 RDIMM 1R 3200 1R 1R 2933 2R or 2DR 3200 1R 2R or 2DR 2933 2R or 2DR 2R or 2DR 2933 LRDIMM 4DR 3200 4DR 4DR 2933 2S2R 4 Ranks 3200 2S4R 8 Ranks 3200 2S2R 4 Ranks 2S2R 4 Ranks 2933 2S4R 8 Ranks 2S4R 8 Ranks 2933 3DS 2S2R 4 Ranks 2933 2S2R 4 Ranks 2S2R 4 Ranks 2666 2S4R 8 Ranks 2933 2S4R 8 Ranks 2...

Page 28: ...re to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to equipment Follow these instructions to install the PCI Expansion card 1 Press the release latch 2 Simultaneously pulling up the tray handle for the PCIe card cage 3 Pull the cage out of the system 4 Align the PCIe card onto the slot and push in the direction of the arrow until the PCIe card sits in the PCIe card connector 5 ...

Page 29: ...ke sure that the hard disk drive is connected to the hard disk drive connector on the backplane Follow these instructions to install a 2 5 hard disk drive 1 Press the release button 2 Extend the locking lever 3 Pull the locking lever in the direction indicated to remove the HDD tray 4 Align the hard disk drive with the positioning stud on the HDD tray 5 Slide the hard disk drive into the HDD tray ...

Page 30: ...the M 2 device The stand off screw is pre installed for 2280 cards as standard Refer to the size of the M 2 device and change the position of the stand off screw accordingly Follow these instructions to install the M 2 device and heat sink 1 Insert the M 2 device into the M 2 connector 2 Press down on the M 2 device 3 Install the thermal pad of the M 2 device to the M 2 device 4 Press down on the ...

Page 31: ...e by using handle 2 Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan module CAUTION Before you remove or install the system fans follow these steps Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to AC power Disconnect all necessary cable connections Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment ...

Page 32: ... power supply in the direction indicated 3 Pull out the power supply using the handle 4 Insert the replacement power supply firmly into the chassis Connect the AC power cord to the replacement power supply 2 3 1 4 CAUTION In order to reduce the risk of injury from electric shock disconnect AC power from the power supply before removing the power supply from the system Please see Section 2 2 Rear V...

Page 33: ...on The liquid cooling assembly is designed to capture heat from the processors and memory located in the node and cool the components The coolant flow for the assembly is produced by the two valves at the from of the sever chassis Coolant Supply Valve Coolant Return Valve ...

Page 34: ... 34 System Hardware Installation The flow of the motherboard coolant is shown below CPU1 0 Loop Flow Order Component First Coolant into CPU1 Second CPU1 CPU0 Cold Plate Third CPU0 Coolant return ...

Page 35: ...ld Plate Third Coolant return GPU5 8 Loop Flow Order Component First Coolant into GPU Second CPU5 8 7 6 Cold Plate Third Coolant return GPU1 4 Loop Flow Order Component First Coolant into GPU Second CPU1 4 3 2 Cold Plate Third Coolant return The flow of the NVIDIA HGX baseboard coolant is shown below ...

Page 36: ...ial The following table lists the features and specifications of the liquid cooling assembly Specification Value Cold plate material Copper Thermal Interface Material CPU Loop DOW CORNING TC 5026 GPU Loop Honeywell PTM7900 NV Switch Loop DOW CORNING TC 5026 GPU heat spreader Thermal Interface Material FUJIPOLY SARCON PG25A FUJIPOLY SARCON XR Pe Operating liquid temperature Minimum 5 C Maximum 65 C...

Page 37: ... 37 System Hardware Installation 3 11 Cable Connection 3 11 1 Motherboard to PCIe Board and Front IO Board 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 PEX0 PEX1 PEX2 PEX3 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 ...

Page 38: ...lot Signal Cable for Front Side Slot 0 2 PCIe Slot Signal Cable for Front Side Slot 1 3 PCIe Slot Signal Cable 4 PCIe Slot Signal Cable 5 PCIe Slot Signal Cable 6 PCIe Slot Signal Cable 7 PCIe to PDB Signal Cable 8 MLAN NCSI Cable 9 Front Panel Signal Cable ...

Page 39: ...Installation 3 11 2 PCIe Board to HDD Back plane Board CMTP062 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 5 PEX0 PEX1 PEX2 PEX3 3 3 4 5 No Description 1 NVMe HDD 0 2 NVMe HDD 1 3 NVMe HDD 2 4 4 NVMe HDD 3 5 5 PCIe to Rear Side M 2 Bridge Board CMTP062 ...

Page 40: ... 40 System Hardware Installation 3 11 3 Motherboard to PCIe Board and HDD Back Plane Board 1 1 2 3 PEX0 PEX1 PEX2 PEX3 2 3 1 ...

Page 41: ... 41 System Hardware Installation No Description 1 SATA HDD 0 1 2 Back Plane Board Signal Cable 3 Back Plane Board SATA Cable ...

Page 42: ...nnector 13 USB 3 0 Header 14 SlimLine Connectors PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU1 15 SlimLine Connectors PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU1 16 SlimLine Connectors PCIe Gen4 Signal from CPU1 Function available on selected model 17 2 x 7 Pin HDD Back Plane Board Power Connector 18 2 x 9 Pin System FAN Power Connector Function available on selected model 19 2 x 4 Pin Front Panel Power Connector 20 SlimLine Connect...

Page 43: ...H0 DIMM_P0_H1 DIMM_P1_L1 DIMM_P1_L0 DIMM_P1_K1 DIMM_P1_K0 DIMM_P1_J1 DIMM_P1_J0 DIMM_P1_I1 DIMM_P1_I0 DIMM_P1_M0 DIMM_P1_M1 DIMM_P1_N0 DIMM_P1_N1 DIMM_P1_O0 DIMM_P1_O1 DIMM_P1_P0 DIMM_P1_P1 CLR_CMOS Default Enable 1 2 3 Clear CMOS Jumper J1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 ON J1 1 2 3 4 OFF BIOS Defined BIOS Defined Normal Default Clear Supervisor Password BIOS_PWD HSMB_SEL PMBUS_SEL BIOS_RCVR BIOS Recovery Mode No...

Page 44: ...ctor Item Description 1 SlimLine Connector U2_0 2 SlimLine Connector U2_1 3 SlimLine Connector U2_2 4 SlimLine Connector U2_3 5 SlimLine Connector U2_4 6 SlimLine Connector U2_5 7 SlimLine Connector SATA0 8 SlimLine Connector SATA1 4 3 1 CBPG060 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 45: ... with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Exit section in this cha...

Page 46: ...he North Bridge Server Management Server additional features enabled disabled setup menus Security Change set or disable supervisor and user password Configuration supervisor password allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes Boot This se...

Page 47: ... displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press F1 to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press Esc to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu When the system is not stable as usual select the Restore Defaults item to set your system to its defaults The BIOS Setup ...

Page 48: ...formation CPU Brand String CPU Speed Processor Core Microcode Patch Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor Total Memory Note2 Displays the total memory size of the installed memory Memory SpeedNote2 Displays the frequency information of the installed memory VR Information Version Displays VR version information AGESA PI Version PI Version Displays AGESA PI version inform...

Page 49: ...motherboard system model Parameter Description Onboard LAN Information LAN MAC Address Note Displays LAN MAC address information System Date Sets the date following the weekday month day year format System Time Sets the system time following the hour minute second format ...

Page 50: ... Menu The Advanced Menu displays submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen When Boot Mode Select is set to UEFI Default ...

Page 51: ...BIOS Setup 51 When Boot Mode Select is set to Legacy in the Boot Boot Mode Select section ...

Page 52: ...ble BIOS support for security device OS will not show security device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Enable SPI TPM Support Select Enable to activate TPM support feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled ...

Page 53: ...BIOS Setup 53 5 2 2 PSP Firmware Versions The PSP Firmware Versions page displays the basic PSP firmware version information Items on this window are non configurable ...

Page 54: ... 54 BIOS Setup 5 2 3 Legacy Video Select Parameter Description OnBrd Ext VGA Select Selects between onboard or external VGA support Options available Auto Onboard External Default setting is Onboard ...

Page 55: ...BIOS Setup 55 5 2 4 AST2500 Super IO Configuration Parameter Description AST2500 Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip Serial Port 1 Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 56: ...plays the Serial Port 1 device settings Change Settings Note2 Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device Options available for Serial Port 1 Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Default setting is Auto Please note that this item is configurable when Serial Port is set to Enabled No...

Page 57: ...ke Settings Parameter Description Wake System from S5 Enable Disable system wake on alarm event Options available Disabled Fixed Time When Fixed Time enabled system will wake on the hr min sec specified Default setting is Disabled ...

Page 58: ...erial Over LAN Console Redirection Settings Press Enter to configure advanced items Please note that this item is configurable when COM1 Serial Over LAN Console Redirection is set to Enabled Terminal Type Selects a terminal type to be used for console redirection Options available VT100 VT100Plus ANSI VT UTF8 Default setting is VT100Plus Bits per second Selects the transfer rate for console redire...

Page 59: ... 2 Default setting is 1 Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options available None Hardware RTS CTS Default setting is None VT U...

Page 60: ...onsole Redirection Note EMS console redirection allows the user to configure Console Redirection Settings to support Out of Band Serial Port management Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Serial Port for Out of Band EMS Console Redirection Settings Press Enter to configure advanced items Please note that this item is configurable when Serial Port for Out of Band Manageme...

Page 61: ...ta loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options available None Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff Default setting is None ...

Page 62: ...Configuration Parameter Description SVM Mode Enable disable the CPU Virtualization Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled CPU 0 1 Information Press Enter to view the memory information related to CPU 0 1 ...

Page 63: ...BIOS Setup 63 5 2 8 PCI Subsystem Settings ...

Page 64: ...er Note2 Enable Disable the onboard LAN devices Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Onboard LAN I O ROM Note2 Enable Disable the onboard LAN devices and initializes device expansion ROM Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled PCI Devices Common Settings Above 4G Decoding Enable Disable memory mapped I O to 4GB or greater address space Above 4G Decodi...

Page 65: ...rt Enable Disable the Legacy USB support fuction AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled XHCI Hand off Enable Disable the XHCI USB 3 0 Hand off support Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled USB Mass Storage D...

Page 66: ...ut value during a USB mass storage device reset Options available 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Default setting is 20 sec Device power up delay Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller Auto uses default value for a Root port it is 100 ms for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto Mass S...

Page 67: ...the Ipv4 HTTP feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Ipv6 PXE Support Note Enable Disable the Ipv6 PXE feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Ipv6 HTTP Support Note Enable Disable the Ipv6 HTTP feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled PXE boot wait time Note Wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort t...

Page 68: ... 68 BIOS Setup 5 2 11 NVMe Configuration Parameter Description NVMe Configuration Displays the NVMe devices connected to the system ...

Page 69: ...BIOS Setup 69 5 2 12 SATA Configuration Parameter Description SATA Configuration Displays the installed HDD devices information System will automatically detect HDD type ...

Page 70: ... 13 Graphic Output Configuration Parameter Description Output Device Type Selects output device type Options available First loaded Device Onboard Device External Device Specific Device Default setting is Onboard Device ...

Page 71: ...BIOS Setup 71 5 2 14 AMD Mem Configuration Status Parameter Description CPU 0 1 Press Enter to view the memory configuration status related to CPU 0 1 ...

Page 72: ...figuration of advanced items Enroll Cert Press Enter to enroll a certificate Enroll Cert Using File Cert GUID Input digit character in 1111111 2222 3333 4444 1234567890ab format Commit Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Delete Cert Client Cert Configuration Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 73: ...Configuration Parameter Description iSCSI Initiator Name Add an Attempt Press Enter to configure advanced items Delete Attempts Press Enter to configure advanced items Change Attempt Order Press Enter to configure advanced items ...

Page 74: ... 74 BIOS Setup 5 2 17 Intel R X710 Ethernet Controller ...

Page 75: ...cal network port by blinking the associated LED Press the numeric keys to adjust desired values up to 15 seconds UEFI Driver Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Adapter PBA Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Device Name Displays the technical specifications for the Network Interface Controller Chip Type Displays the tec...

Page 76: ...ng VLAN Press the keys to increase or decrease the desired values The valid range is from 0 to 4094 Priority Sets 802 1Q Priority for a new VLAN or an existing VLAN Press the keys to increase or decrease the desired values The valid range is from 0 to 7 Add VLAN Press Enter to create a new VLAN or update an existing VLAN Configured VLAN List Remove VLAN Press Enter to remove an existing VLAN ...

Page 77: ...Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Enable DHCP Note Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Local IP Address Note Press Enter to configure local IP address Local NetMask Note Press Enter to configure local NetMask Local Gateway Note Press Enter to configure local Gateway Local DNS Servers Note Press Enter to configure local DNS servers Save Changes and Exit Press En...

Page 78: ... for the device The string is colon separated e g ff dd 88 66 cc 1 2 3 DAD Transmit Count The number of consecutive Neighbor solicitation messages sent while performing Duplicate Address Detection on a tentative address A value of zero indicates that Duplicate Address Detection is not performed Policy Options available automatic manual Default setting is automatic Save Changes and Exit Press Enter...

Page 79: ... 79 5 3 AMD CBS Menu AMD CBS menu displays submenu options for configuring the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically sets Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu screen ...

Page 80: ... 80 BIOS Setup 5 3 1 CPU Common Options ...

Page 81: ...ons available Auto 253 ASIDs 509 ASIDs Default setting is Auto SEV ES ASID Space Limit Control Space limit control for SEV ES ASIDs Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto Streaming Stores Control Enable Disable the Streaming Stores functionality Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Local APIC Mode Sets the Local APIC Mode Options available Auto xAPIC x2API...

Page 82: ...ab be set to zero for analysis purpose as long as OS supports it Options available Disabled Enabled Default setting is Enabled REP MOV STOS Streaming Allows REP MOVS STOS to use non caching streaming stores for large sizes Options available Disabled Enabled Default setting is Enabled X3D Override of X3D technology Options available Auto Disable 1 stack 2 stacks 4 stacks Default setting is Auto IBS...

Page 83: ...pted you can control the number of CCDs to be used and the number of cores to be used CCD Control Options available Auto 2 CCDs 3 CCDs 4 CCDs 6 CCDs Default setting is Auto Core Control Options available Auto ONE 1 0 TWO 2 0 THREE 3 0 FOUR 4 0 FIVE 5 0 SIX 6 0 SEVEN 7 0 Default setting is Auto SMT Control Can be used to disable symmetric multithreading To re enable SMT a POWER CYCLE is needed afte...

Page 84: ...ble Default setting is Auto L1 Region Prefetcher Use memory access history to fetch additional lines when the data access for a given instruction tends to be followed by other data accesses Enable Disable L1 Region Prefetcher Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto L2 Stream HW Prefetcher Enable Disable L2 Stream HW Prefetcher Options available Auto Enable Disable Default set...

Page 85: ...BIOS Setup 85 5 3 1 3 Core Watchdog Parameter Description Core Watchdog Core Watchdog Timer Enable Enable Disable CPU Watchdog Timer Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 86: ... Disable DF Sync Flood propagation Options available Auto Sync flood disabled Sync flood enabled Default setting is Auto Freeze DF module queues on error Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto CC6 memory region encryption Controls whether or not the CC6 save restor memory is encrypted Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto System probe filter Enabl...

Page 87: ...Poison scrubber control feature Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Redirect scrubber control Enable Disable the Redirect scrubber control feature Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Redirect scrubber limit Sets the redirect scrubber limit Options available Auto 2 4 8 Infinite Default setting is Auto Periodic Directory Rinse Controls the Peri...

Page 88: ...tions available Auto 256Bytes 512Bytes 1KB 2KB Default setting is Auto 1TB remap Enable Disable to remap DRAM out of the space just below the 1TB boundary The ability to remap depends on DRAM configuration NPS and interleaving selection and may not always be possible Options available Auto Do not remap Attempt to remap Default setting is Auto DRAM map inversion Enable Disable the DRAM map inversio...

Page 89: ...Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ACPI SLIT Distance Control Determines how the SLIT distances are declared Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ACPI SLIT remote relative distance Sets the remote socket distance for 2P systems as near 2 8 or far 3 2 Options available Auto Near Far Default setting is Auto ...

Page 90: ...I Link Configuration Configures the number of xGMI2 links used on a multi socket system Options available Auto 2 xGMI Links 3 xGMI Links 4 xGMI Links Default setting is Auto 4 link xGMI max speed Specifies the max speed of 4 link xGMI Default setting is Auto 3 link xGMI max speed Specifies the max speed of 3 link xGMI Default setting is Auto xGMI TXEQ Mode Configures xGMI TXEQ RX vetting Mode Opti...

Page 91: ...Common Options DDR4 Common Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items DRAM Memory Mapping Press Enter for configuration of advanced items NVDIMM Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Memory MBIST Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 92: ... Default setting is Auto Note To enable 2 DIMMs per Channel at 3200MHz function select Accept at warning message change Overclock from Auto to Enabled and then set memory speed to 3200MHz DRAM Controller Configuration Press Enter to configure DRAM Controller Configuration CAD Bus Configuration Press Enter to configure CAD Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration Press Enter to configure Data Bus C...

Page 93: ...lue 6 1 UrgRefLimit Specifies the value Valid value 6 1 DRAM Maximum Activate Count Options available Untested MAC 700K 600K 500K 400K 300K 200K Unlimited MAC Auto Default setting is Auto DRAM Refresh Rate Options available 7 8 usec 3 9 usec Default setting is Auto Self Refresh Exit Staggering Options available Disabled Trfc 3 Trfc 4 Default setting is Disabled Cmd2T Selects the Cmd2T mode on ADDR...

Page 94: ...iguration CAD Bus Timing User Controls Setup time on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto CAD Bus Drive Strength User Controls Drive Strength on CAD bus signals to Auto or Manual Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ...

Page 95: ...3 1 3 Data Bus Configuration Parameter Description Data Bus Configuration Data Bus Configuration User Controls Specifies the mode for drive strength to Auto or Manual Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ...

Page 96: ...ction Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Max Parity Error Replay Configures the Max Parity Error Replay 0 0x3f Default setting is 8 Please note that this item is configurable when DRAM Address Command Parity Retry is set to Enabled Write CRC Enable Enable Disable the Write CRC function Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto DRAM Write CRC Enabl...

Page 97: ...ems DRAM ECC Symbol Size Configures the DRAM ECC Symbol Size Options available Auto x4 x8 x16 Default setting is Auto DRAM ECC Enable Enable Disable DRAM ECC When set to Auto it will set ECC to enable Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto DRAM UECC Retry Enable Disable DRAM UECC Retry Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 98: ...rameter Description Security TSME Enable Disable Transparent SME Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Data Scramble Enable Disable Data Scrambling Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 99: ... Training DFE Read Training Perform 2D Read Training with DFE on Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto FFE Write Training Perform 2D Write Training with FFE on Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto PMU Pattern Bits Controls Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto ...

Page 100: ...l No help string Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto BankGroupSwapAlt Configures the BankGroupSwapAlt Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Address Hash Bank Enable Disable bank address hashing Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Address Hash CS Enable Disable CS address hashing Options available Auto Enabled Disable...

Page 101: ...VDIMM Parameter Description NVDIMM Displays the information of the devices controllers if installed Disable NVDIMM N Feature Enable Disable NVDIMM N feature for memory margin tool Options available No Yes Default setting is NO ...

Page 102: ...ions available Auto Both Interface Mode Data Eye Mode Default setting is Auto MBIST Aggressors Note Enable Disable MBIST Aggressor test Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto MBIST Per Bit Slave Die Reporting Note Enable Disable to report 2D data eye results in ABL log for each DQ Chipselect and Channel Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Data E...

Page 103: ...bled Vendor Tests Disabled All Tests All Vendors Default setting is Vendor Tests Enabled Mem BIST Post Package Repair Type Note1 Selects the repair type for dram errors found in the BIOS memory BIST Options available Soft Repair Hard Repair No Repairs Test only Default setting is Soft Repair Note1 This item is available when Memory Healing BIST is set to BIOS Mem BIST ...

Page 104: ...ol function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Aggressor Static Lane Select Upper 32 bits This item is configurable when Aggressor Static Lane Control is set to Enabled Aggressor Static Lane Select Lower 32 bits This item is configurable when Aggressor Static Lane Control is set to Enabled Aggressor Static Lane Select ECC This item is configurable when Aggressor Static ...

Page 105: ...d Worst Case Margin Granularity Configures Worst Case Margin Granularity Options available Per Chip Select Per Nibble Default setting is Per Chip Select Read Voltage Sweep Step Size Configures the step size for read Data Eye voltage sweep Options available 1 2 4 Default setting is 1 Read Timing Sweep Step Size Configures the step size for read Data Eye timing sweep Options available 1 2 4 Default ...

Page 106: ...able Disable Alternative Routing ID Interpretation Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto PCIe ARI Enumeration ARI Forwarding Enable for each downstream port Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto PCIe Ten Bit Tag Support Enable Disable PCIe ten bit tags for supported devices Auto Disabled Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto S...

Page 107: ...uto OR AND Default setting is Auto Preferred IO Preferred IO select type Options available Auto Bus Default setting is Auto Data Link Feature Cap Enable Disable the data link feature capability Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto CV test Enable Disable the running PCIE CV tool support Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto SEV SNP Support Enable...

Page 108: ... cTDP Control Selects use the fused TDP or set customized TDP TDP is used to define the RC thermal model only Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto cTDP Display cTDP information EfficiencyModeEn Options available Auto Enabled Default setting is Auto Package Power Limit Control Selects use the fused PPT or set customized PPT PPT will be used as the ASIC power limit Options available...

Page 109: ...ault setting is Auto DLWM Support Enable Disable the DLWM support Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto BoostFmaxEn Options available Auto Manual Default setting is Auto EDC Current Tracking Options available Enable Disable Default setting is Disable LCLK Frequency Control Press Enter for advanced configuration DF PSTATE Mode Select Selects the DF PState Mode Option avail...

Page 110: ...bit of 0 indicates LOW severity NBIO SyncFlood Generation The value may be used to mask SyncFlood caused by NBIO RAS options Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto NBIO SyncFlood Reporting The value may be used to enable SyncFlood reporting to APML Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Egress Poison Mask High Enables mask for masking of errors logg...

Page 111: ...ed Default setting is Disabled SLINK Read Response Error Handling Options available Enabled Trigger MCOMMIT Error Log Errors in MCA Default setting is Log Errors in MCA Log Poison Data from SLINK Enable Disable the Log Poison Data from SLINK feature Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled PCIe Aer Reporting Mechanism Selects the method of reporting AER errors from PCI Expres...

Page 112: ...arameter Description FCH Common Options AC Power Loss Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items FCH RAS Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Miscellaneous Options Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 113: ...up 113 5 3 5 1 AC Power Loss Options Parameter Description AC Power Loss Options AC Loss Control Selects the AC Loss Control Method Options available Power Off Power On Last State Default setting is Last State ...

Page 114: ...s ALink RAS Support Enable Disable the ALink RAS Support Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto Reset after sync flood Enables AB to forward downstream sync flood message to system controller Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto ...

Page 115: ...BIOS Setup 115 5 3 5 3 Miscellaneous Options Parameter Description Miscellaneous Options Boot Timer Enable Enable Disable Boot Timer Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 116: ...NTB Enable Options available Auto Enable Default setting is Auto Socket 0 P1 NTB Enable Options available Auto Enable Default setting is Auto Socket 0 P2 NTB Enable Options available Auto Enable Default setting is Auto Socket 0 P3 NTB Enable Options available Auto Enable Default setting is Auto ...

Page 117: ...BL Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto ABL Basic Console Out Control Note Enable Disable the Basic ConsoleOut function for ABL Options available Auto Enable Disable Default setting is Auto ABL PMU message Control Note To Control the total number of PMU debug messages Options available Auto Detailed debug message Coarse debug message Stage completion Firmware completion me...

Page 118: ...eter Description Workload Tuning Workload Profile Select the profile for different workloads Default setting is Auto Performance Tracing Enable to allow capturing performance traces Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto ...

Page 119: ...guration of advanced items iLA TraceMemoryEn Reserved 1M bytes MMIO space on 1M boundary when iLA TraceMemoryEn enabled Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled iLA TraceMemoryEn reserved MMIO Reserved function SRIS mode debug Control SRIS mode debug Options available Auto Enabled Disabled Default setting is Auto SRIS Autodetect Control SRIS Auto detect Options available Auto...

Page 120: ... Period GHES Notify Type Selects the Notification type for deferred corrected errors Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polled GHES UnCorr Notify Type Selects the Notification type for uncorrected errors Options available Polled NMI Default setting is NMI PCIe GHES Notify Type Selects the Notification type for PCIe corrected errors Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polle...

Page 121: ... Notify Type Selects the Notification type for CCIX deferred error Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polled CCIX GHES Corrected Err Notify Type Selects the Notification type for CCIX corrected error Options available Polled SCI Default setting is Polled DDR4 DRAM Hard Post Package Repair This feature allows spare DRAM rows to replace malfunctioning rows via an in field repair mechani...

Page 122: ...r to access the related submenu screen Parameter Description PCIe Compliance Mode Options available On Off Default setting is Off Program All VR Enable Disable program all VR on MB Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled North Bridge Press Enter for configuration of advanced items Fabric Resource Press Enter for configuration of advanced items ...

Page 123: ...123 5 5 1 North Bridge Parameter Description North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory Displays the total memory information CPU 0 1 Information Press Enter to view information related to CPU 0 1 ...

Page 124: ... 124 BIOS Setup 5 5 2 Fabric Resource Parameter Description Fabric Resource CPU 0 1 NBIO_ PCIe Bus Number Change CPU 0 1 NBIO_ PCIe Bus Number ...

Page 125: ...S Watchdog Timer Enable Disable OS Watchdog Timer function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled OS Wtd Timer Timeout Note1 Configures OS Watchdog Timer Options available 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes Default setting is 10 minutes OS Wtd Timer Policy Note1 Configure OS Watchdog Timer Policy Options available Reset Do Nothing Power Down Default setting is Reset...

Page 126: ...Event Log Press Enter to configure advanced items View FRU Information Press Enter to view the FRU information BMC network configuration Press Enter to configure advanced items IPv6 BMC Network Configuration Press Enter to configure advanced items ...

Page 127: ...ase SEL Choose options for erasing SEL Options available No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset Default setting is No When SEL is Full Choose options for reactions to a full SEL Options available Do Nothing Erase Immediately Default setting is Do Nothing Custom EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes Enable Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes if not already converted to legacy Options availa...

Page 128: ...U Information The FRU page is a simple display page for basic system ID information as well as System product information Items on this window are non configurable Note The model name will vary depends on the product you purchased ...

Page 129: ...IP address Displays IP Address information Subnet mask Displays Subnet Mask information Please note that the IP address must be in three digitals for example 192 168 000 001 Router IP address Displays the Router IP Address information Station MAC address Displays the MAC Address information VLAN Support Set BMC to enable disable VLAN support Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Di...

Page 130: ...fy any BMC network during BIOS phase Options available Unspecified Disable Enable Default setting is Unspecified IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Source Selects to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Options available Unspecified Static Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP Default setting is Unspecified IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Prefix Length Check if the IPv6 BMC LAN IP...

Page 131: ...ll settings in the Setup Utility User Password Entering this password will restrict a user s access to the Setup menus To enable or disable this field a Administrator Password must first be set A user can only access and modify the System Time System Date and Set User Password fields Parameter Description Administrator Password Press Enter to configure the administrator password User Password Pres...

Page 132: ...ith valid digital certificates This way the system knows all files being loaded before Windows loads to the login screen have not been tampered with When set to Standard it will automatically load the Secure Boot keys form the BIOS databases When set to Custom you can customize the Secure Boot settings and manually load its keys from the BIOS database Options available Standard Custom Default sett...

Page 133: ...te Key Exchange Keys KEK Displays the current status of the Key Exchange Key Database KEK Press Enter to configure a new KEK or load additional KEK from storage devices Options available Update Append Authorized Signatures DB Displays the current status of the Authorized Signature Database Press Enter to configure a new DB or load additional DB from storage devices Options available Update Append ...

Page 134: ...mber of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Press the numeric keys to input the desired values Bootup NumLock State Enable Disable the Bootup NumLock function Options available On Off Default setting is On Quiet Boot Enable Disable showing the logo during POST Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Boot mode select Selects the boot ...

Page 135: ...ure the boot priority By default the server searches for boot devices in the following sequence 1 Hard drive 2 CD COM DVD drive 3 USB device 4 Network 5 UEFI UEFI Network Drive BBS Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority UEFI Application Boot Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority ...

Page 136: ...ne so far to any of the setup options Options available Yes No Default Options Restore Defaults Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters Setup Defaults are quite demanding in terms of resources consumption If you are using low speed memory chips or other kinds of low performance components and you choose to load these settings the system might not function properly Options availabl...

Page 137: ...L was not found 3 DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found 4 Recovery failed 4 S3 Resume failed 7 Reset PPI is not available 5 10 2 DXE Beep Codes of Beeps Description 1 Invalid password 4 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available 5 No Console Output Devices are found 5 No Console Input Devices are found 6 Flash update is failed 7 Reset protocol is not available 8 Platform PCI resource r...

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